Cockspur Knob
Cockspur Knob rises to 819 m in Tennessee, modelled from terrain. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the east-southeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Morton Bluff, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31667392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 249.936 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 17 mi
- Whig Cove · 18 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 18 mi
- Haw Knob · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shingle Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Buchannan Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Stratton Knob: 2.4 mi
- Short Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Toqua Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- McGee Carson Peninsula State Historic Park: 9.8 mi
- Abrams Falls: 8.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.4 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 10.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 10.9 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Morton Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Morton Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 6.2 mi
- Chota Monument: 6.3 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 10.0 mi
- McGhee: 10.5 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- Greenback Castle: 8.2 mi
- Tree of Shame: 10.0 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 12.2 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 15.0 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 16.5 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 9.8 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 10.7 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 12.5 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 16.7 mi
- Lenoir City Museum & Cotton: 19.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 14.3 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 20.2 mi
- Poplar Spring: 17.9 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 19.6 mi
- Hardin Spring: 19.6 mi
- Herron Spring: 22.6 mi
- Calderwood: 6.2 mi
- Proctor: 18.5 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 11.9 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 15.6 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Cockspur Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | ESE 116° | 1,505.1 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | ESE 114° | 1,452 m | 10.4 mi |
| Parson Bald | ESE 120° | 1,441.65 m | 9.3 mi |
| Doe Knob | ESE 109° | 1,381.11 m | 12.2 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | ESE 110° | 1,379.07 m | 12.0 mi |
| Greer Knob | ESE 111° | 1,362.08 m | 12.9 mi |
| Forge Knob | ESE 112° | 1,358.82 m | 11.2 mi |
| Powell Knob | ESE 107° | 1,354.09 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1280853 — Cockspur Knob, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356795199
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